Pompey reveal 2016 apprentices
Six teenagers have been handed the opportunity to achieve their dreams of earning a career in the game.
The first-year apprentices have all been given two-year deals to impress under the Academy stewardship of Mark Kelly and Mikey Harris.
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Hide AdJack Collins, Daniel Smith, Matthew Casey, Jordan Brooks, Jack Chandler and Matthew Mayes (all 16) are the players who have been given terms.
Collins is a goalkeeper from West Sussex, with Smith a midfielder from Warsash.
Casey is a central defender from Botley, with Brooks a midfielder who comes from London.
Right-back Chandler and striker Mayes will both be turning out for their home-city club.